JRE / Windows version compatibility [closed]

Question

I'm creating an installer for a Java application for Windows. The customers wants to bundle the JRE with the installation (I know that's kind of frowned upon, but it's not up to me). If I bundle the JRE7 32bit windows version, will it work on all Windows version (XP- 8, both 32 and 64bit)?

Answer 1

According to Oracle Documentation, JRE 7 32 bit is supported on

Microsoft Windows 32-Bit

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows XP

Microsoft Windows x64, 32-Bit Mode

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows XP

Microsoft Windows x64, 64-Bit Mode

• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP

Windows 8 does not appear on Oracle official site on the certified OS list. My guess is that Windows 8 is backward-compatible and JRE7 32 bit could run there too.